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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Analyzing water efficiency in Los Angeles
Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day in summer 2010, to the atmosphere through the…
Programmable pasta and shape-shifting noodles
Researchers, from MIT’s Tangible Media Group have created programmable pasta and shape-shifting noodles.
Volkswagen use computer code to cheat emissions tests
Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests.
Bio-inspired structural color hydrogel self-heals
A self-healing structural color hydrogel inspired by nature.
SpaceX to launch Dragon spacecraft for resupply mission
From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s historic pad 39A, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon spacecraft for its…
Smart grid pilot project to connect 20,000 homes
Siemens kicks off renewables-plus-storage smart grid pilot in Rotterdam.
NASA annual Arctic ice survey expands reach
NASA annual Arctic ice survey expanded its reach this year.
28,000 species of plants yet to be fully understood
More than 28,000 species of plants around the world have a medical use but poor documentation means people are not…
Power grids: To digitize or not to digitize?
Stakeholders address security challenges in digitizing power grids.
‘Tree Turbines’ turning in your back garden
Wind turbines are becoming increasingly popular as a cost-efficient way of saving the planet, and now you can have…